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How do you be the best sporting parent you can?

Release Date: 06/30/2019

Who's journey is it? - A parents perspective

Young Athlete Podcast

Who's journey is it? In this episode we interview a parent about their experiences raising 2 children over their sporting lives. Both children are now 17 & 19 years of age - we look back at their sporting journey so far, as a family, parent and young athlete.

Sports Concussion in Young Athletes - Dr Andrew Gardner

Young Athlete Podcast

Associate Professor Andrew Gardner is a clinical neuropsychologist, he has researched sports related concussion for over a decade and serves as consultant for a number of national sporting organisations and bodies.

Reflections on a career. Mark Renshaw - Professional Cyclist

Young Athlete Podcast

Mark Renshaw was a professional cyclist for over 16 years and has ridden for some of the best teams on the planet. He is widely regarded as one of the best lead out men ever in pro cycling and formed an almost unbeatable partnership with Mark Cavendish when he was at HTC Highroad.

Tips to Keep Active & Engaged During COVID-19. Dr Loretta O'Sullivan-Pippia

Young Athlete Podcast

Dr Loretta O'Sullivan-Pippia is a Specialist Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist. Loretta established Twelve9teen Sports Physiotherapy in 2009 - a practice dedicated to young athletes.

Strength & Conditioning for Young Athletes - Dr. Stephen Bird

Young Athlete Podcast

Dr Stephen Bird is a High Peformance Consultant & Director of Strength & Conditioning at the University of Wollongong. He has has worked for numerous sporting bodies, including the Indonesian Olympic Committee, and Basketball Scotland. He is currently the Performance Consultant for Coaching & Athlete Development at Basketball NSW

Athlete availability, health & performance - Dr Paula Charlton

Young Athlete Podcast

Dr Paula Charlton is the Performance Health Manager for Triathlon Australia. Her role focuses on the development of systems and processes for ensuring availability and optimal health for elite Australian Triathletes.

Non Surgical Management of ACL Injuries - Kieran Richardson

Young Athlete Podcast

Mr. Kieran Richardson (FACP) is a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist who provides ACL tear non-surgical management opinion, education and treatment for patients on a weekly basis.

Young athletes are not little adults - Dr Loretta O'Sullivan-Pippia

Young Athlete Podcast

Dr Loretta O'Sullivan-Pippia is a Specialist Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist. Loretta established Twelve9teen Sports Physiotherapy in 2009 - a practice dedicated to young athletes.

Hip Pain in Adolescents - Dr. Joanne Kemp

Young Athlete Podcast

Dr Joanne Kemp is a Senior Research Fellow at the Latrobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, Latrobe University, Australia. She is also a titled APA Sport & Exercise Physiotherapist of 25+ years’ experience, and still practices clinically on a weekly basis.

Nic Gill - All Blacks Strength & Conditioning Coach

Young Athlete Podcast

Nic Gill is a professional strength and conditioning coach and consultant with huge expertise in rugby and other sports. He is a staff wellness and fitness consultant for a number of international corporate organisations and also to a limited number of individuals who take their own health and fitness seriously.

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There isn’t a single parent or coach out there that doesn’t want the very best for their young athlete or athletes. So, to that end - how do you be the best sporting parent, or coach that you can?

Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could get a backstage pass and understand young athletes a little better?

In this episode we interview Stephen Rendall - he is a sports psychologist and works across a range of sports and in private practice.

Currently he works for the North Melbourne Kangaroos in the AFL, Barwon Sports Academy, West Vic Sports Academy and also works in private practice. Stephen has also worked with;

Maribyrnong Sports Academy
Calder Cannons TAC Club
Melbourne Victory Women’s Team
Victorian Diving Association

As a result of his work, young athletes and helping them and their parents achieve their best performance, on and off the field has become a special interest for him.

In this episode we cover;

How crucial is it to be a good sporting parent
Be a "good enough" sporting parent - it's not about being perfect
Well meaning efforts from parents and coaches that aren't as helpful as you think
How critical parents are to young athletes success
The relationship with mum & dad
Key areas of the young, developing brain are more active than in adults
Parents and coaches are important in helping to regulate emotion
Young athletes are interpretation machines and can read our responses very well
Young athletes are not little adults - there are some big differences in brain function and development
The Amygdala is a part of the brain that young athletes filter information through and is quite reactive, and is based around a fear and threat response.
In adults we filter information through the Hippocampus - we can mediate information more rationally.
Young athletes can be much more reactive and emotional at times
Young people process information through a different filter - when it gets active, it also needs lots of blood flow.
Young athletes have a brain under construction - sometimes they will do things really well, and other times not well at all.
Every 3 years from age 1 to 12 the left & right side of the brain change in terms of which side is more active
From age 12-24 both sides of the brain develop at the same time
The importance of understanding why your young athlete is playing their sport, what goals they have around playing
Parents, coaches and young athletes all need to be on the same page in terms of why they play their sport and what they want to get out of it.
Ways to motivate and support your young athlete and keep them on track
Pre Competition Strategies to help support your young athlete
During the Game Strategies to help support your young athlete
Post Game Strategies to help support your young athlete
The Mirror Neuron Effect
The importance of coach and parent giving the same message. Coaches need to get parents involved in the game plan. Parents will be doing "secondary coaching" at home
Young athletes are worried about letting people down
The importance of praising for EFFORT rather than performance